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Polkadot Decoded 2022 is a viewing party event planned in Kampala, Uganda. Kampala is the capital city of Uganda and has an active Polkadot community led by Kamala Immaculate, an official Polkadot ambassador. The event will include livestreams, networking, and giving out merchandise, with food and drinks available. The event is proposed by GgzrAutUJ6Ka89UP3yyqkzN7ecSLgKdZGtwBJbHEpNBTV84 and will take place on the 29th and 30th. They have requested KSM equivalent to $5000 USD. For more details, you can check the full proposal here: [Full proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/16dOlgNNpb8hBMM-4kj4-LagpTqHfLrSA/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=102440103439094654734&rtpof=true&sd=true).

Awarded

Polkadot Decoded 2022 Kampala City Uganda Viewing Party

Eduardo Cardoso, also known as ecardo5o, is proposing to hold an edition of Polkadot Decoded in Buenos Aires to promote the Polkadot ecosystem in Latin America. He believes that an event in Brazil is necessary to reach audiences who speak Portuguese and are interested in cryptocurrencies. The proposed event will focus on connecting the local community with decision-makers in the traditional financial market, journalists, and opinion-makers. The event will include informational and educational content, debate, participation of local ambassadors, relationship building, and documentation. The goal is to communicate what Polkadot Decoded is, talk about the 2022 edition, make a Happy Hour, and position DOTSAMA as a protagonist in the development of WEB3. More details about the proposal can be found in the provided link.

RIO DE JANEIRO BRAZIL - POLKADOT DECODED LAUNCH EVENT IN RIO

Maimunat, a Polkadot Ambassador, is organizing a viewing party for the Polkadot Decoded Event 2022. The event aims to bring together Dotsama lovers and share information about the latest developments in the ecosystem. The party will take place in Abuja, Nigeria, and can accommodate up to 170 people. It will be a two-day event with live streaming, refreshments, and fun activities. People outside Abuja can also attend the live streaming party, but they will need to cover their own transportation and accommodation expenses. More information about the event can be found on the provided Google Docs link.

Viewing Party Proposal: Polkadot Decoded 2022 - Event in Abuja, Nigeria

Proposal: Open-sourcing Polkascan block-explorer stack

Rejected

Polkadot Decoded is a special event for the DotSama community in Buenos Aires on June 28, 2022. It will have talks and a video showing what happened in the Spanish community last year. The event is organized by the same team behind Polkadot Hub in Spanish. Polkadot Hub is a website that teaches and shares information about Polkadot and Kusama in Spanish. The team includes Lorena Fabris and Hernan Borelli, who are important ambassadors for Latin America and Spain.

Side event Pre - Polkadot Decoded 2022 Buenos Aires

Kaos in Buenos Aires is a special event for the Hispanic Polkadot community. It focuses on the Kusama Network and the Latin market. The event is planned near the main Polkadot Decoded event in Buenos Aires. The goal is to bring together many people who want to build web3 and the Dotsama community. Pepe and Nacho are the main organizers of the event. Pepe is a Polkadot and Kusama ambassador, and Nacho is a Web3 enthusiast in Argentina. Kaos in BA wants to surprise people and create a memorable event for the web3 community in a region with lots of creative potential.

KAOS IN BUENOS AIRES (Side event for Kusama hispanic community and closing party)

Polkadot Decoded Mexico City is a proposed event to celebrate the Polkadot community in Mexico. The organizers are requesting $45,095 USD, which is equivalent to 988.71 KSM at a 7-day average price of $59.07 USD per KSM. They plan to host a 500-person party at a cool venue in the city, with a cost per attendee of $90 USD. This proposal aims to maintain Polkadot's reputation in Mexico and provide a memorable closing party for the community. The event is scheduled for June 30th. For more details, you can read the full proposal here: [Polkadot Decoded Mexico City Proposal](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_14ItHphMQnTyBShzMgQxlQ8QsuEaIpYZltoYingnsg/edit#).

Mexican Polkadot Decoded Closing Party!! by Espacio Cripto

- Cervera is a community member who makes educational videos about Polkadot and Kusama.
- They are hosting a viewing party for Polkadot Decoded in Valencia, Spain, on June 29-30, 2022.
- The event is for the DotSama community in Spain.
- Valencia is the third-largest city in Spain.
- The party will stream the event for two days in a venue that can hold up to 120 people.
- There will be music, food, drinks, and shows during breaks.
- The goal is to let the Spanish community enjoy Decoded from home.

Proposal: Polkadot Decoded Viewing Party in Spain, June 29-30, 2022

- DOTSAMA Adventures helps people learn about Web3 and cryptocurrencies.
- It started in Latin America with events, meetings, and seminars.
- The project brings together students, investors, and curious people.
- A big event called "Among the Stars" happened in Chile and was shared online.
- The project is growing and now includes Ambassadors in many Latin American countries.
- Next, DOTSAMA Adventures plans to connect with people in Europe, starting in Spain.
- The goal is to teach more people about Web3 and its benefits.

Dotsama Adventure Presents: Deploy Chaos -- Event Experience 

- Nova Wallet is a mobile app for Polkadot and Kusama ecosystems.
- It supports 45 networks, 10,000+ users, and 74+ tokens.
- Features include NFTs, staking, and a DApp browser.
- The new proposal adds cold wallets, cross-chain transfers, and governance.
- It also includes features requested by the community.
- Nova Wallet is open-source and funded by Kusama Treasury.
- The goal is to provide unbiased, high-quality features for users.

Nova Wallet 2nd Proposal: Cold Wallets, Cross-chain transfers, Governance, Community-selected features

- Polkadot World is a three-day event in Barcelona, Spain, from June 17-19, 2022.  
- It’s for the Polkadot and Kusama communities, especially in Spain.  
- The event will have talks, workshops, live music, and special guests.  
- The goal is to bring people together and teach them about Polkadot and Kusama.  
- The team wants to make the event fun and easy to understand for everyone.  
- They hope to inspire people to join and be active in the ecosystem.  
- The event will also have food and activities to enjoy.  
- More details and discussions can be found in the links provided.

"Polkadot World" Event in Barcelona

Kusama Liquidity/Reward/Bridge Subsidy for Stableswap (USDT-USDC-aUSD)

- Wallety.org is asking for 844.532 KSM ($68,424) to improve their service.
- They want to build a web 3 multi-chain analytics tool for Polkadot and Kusama.
- The proposal and community feedback can be found in the links provided.
- They are using the 7-day KSM price of $81.02 for their request.
- They welcome feedback and can be contacted via email or social media.

Wallety.org maintenance and new feature proposal

- Polkassembly helps with Polkadot and Kusama governance.
- They need money every 3 months for maintenance and costs.
- This request is for April, May, and June 2022.
- They are asking the Kusama treasury for funds this time.
- They will switch between Polkadot and Kusama every 3 months.
- They use a 7-day EMA because KSM prices dropped sharply.
- The full proposal is linked for more details.

Polkassembly Maintainence Proposal

- **1KVnode** is a team in North America working on validators and decentralized infrastructure.
- They want to help communities recover faster by providing multiple snapshots (backups) for Polkadot, Kusama, and Westend networks.
- Westend, a test network, is important for testing new apps.
- They plan to create guides for new validators in English, French, Chinese, and Spanish.
- These guides will be shared on social media.
- They aim to make snapshot services more decentralized by involving more providers.
- They welcome feedback from the community and official teams.
- A detailed proposal can be found in the provided link.

Kusama/Polkadot Network Snapshot Education and Resiliency

- **BrightTreasury App**: A web app for Polkadot and Kusama networks, helping users submit proposals and manage Treasury actions easily.
- **Team**: A group of 70 experts in web, mobile, and blockchain development, led by a team of 5 specialists.
- **Maintenance Costs**: $16,500 for 3 months, covering hosting, updates, bug fixes, and marketing.
- **Activities**: Regular updates, bug fixes, and educational content like blog posts and tutorials.
- **Payment**: Costs are paid quarterly in advance, with reports provided to Polkadot and Kusama treasuries.

Bright Treasury maintenance 04.2022 - 06.2022

- **What is OpenSquare?**  
  OpenSquare is a tool for voting off-chain, like Snapshot, but for the Polkadot ecosystem. It helps people vote without using gas and supports many types of tokens.

- **What does it do?**  
  It lets users create proposals and vote using their token balances. It supports tokens from different chains, like Kusama, Statemine, Karura, and Moonriver.

- **Why is it useful?**  
  - It allows voting with tokens from multiple chains.  
  - It’s gas-free and offers flexible voting strategies.  
  - It helps communities discuss and vote on ideas before making formal on-chain proposals.  

- **Who uses it?**  
  Projects like RMRK, Kintsugi, and Karura use it for voting on things like NFT collections or community opinions.

- **What’s new?**  
  OpenSquare added support for Statemine assets, multi-chain voting, and ERC20 tokens. They also improved the design.

- **How much does it cost?**  
  They are asking for $30,099 to cover 4 months of work and server costs.

- **Why should they get funding?**  
  The tool helps improve governance in the Polkadot ecosystem, and the funding is for general improvements, not specific projects.

OpenSquare off-chain voting enhancement from 12.2021 to 03.2022

- **Proponent:** ELkVhHcvaP9L43RK9SP6Wn3FBfusEN5EJe2gH7aA2ETiufP  
- **Date:** 27th April 2022  
- **Requested KSM:** 276.29 KSM  
- **Purpose:** To cover costs for running high-performance, scalable, and reliable public infrastructure for Kusama and Statemine.  
- **Key Outcomes:**  
  - Provides free public API services for Kusama and Statemine nodes.  
  - Helps grow the ecosystem and supports existing projects.  
  - Offers valuable data to improve network performance.  
- **Service Highlights:**  
  - Processed 4.9 billion API responses in Q1 2022.  
  - Achieved 99.99% uptime for Kusama and 99.97% for Statemine.  
  - Handled over 1 trillion API responses since November 2020.

OnFinality High Performance Public Infrastructure (Q1 2022)

- A meetup about Polkadot NFTs was planned for 40 people in Brno, Czech Republic on March 28, 2022.  
- The event aimed to explain NFT technology and how it works.  
- KodaDot, an NFT explorer for Polkadot and Kusama, was showcased as a tool for minting and collecting NFTs.  
- Discussions included NFT parachains on Polkadot and Kusama.  
- The meetup was organized by Polkadotters and led by Crypto DamSky, a community manager at KodaDot.  
- The goal was to help people better understand NFTs.  
- More details about the event can be found in the linked proposal.

Proposal for organizing an explanatory meetup about Polkadot NFTs and NFT explorers

- Cervera makes educational videos about Polkadot and Kusama on YouTube.
- Started making videos on April 19, 2021.
- Has two playlists: one for Polkadot and one for Kusama, each with 19 videos.
- Videos have over 42,000 views and 1,000 comments.
- Wants to make more videos about Kusama in Spanish to help users learn.
- Plans to create weekly videos from May 2nd to October 10th.
- Goal is to make Kusama easy to understand for Spanish speakers.

Proposal for production of educational video tutorials in Spanish

### Anti-Scam Bounty Proposal Summary

- **Purpose**: Request for additional funds to continue the Anti-Scam Bounty program.
- **Objective**: Protect users from scams in the Polkadot ecosystem.
- **Previous Work**: Ongoing initiative targeting scam sites for several months.
- **New Tasks**: Expanded to include holistic solutions, awareness, and education.
- **Key Task**: Finding and taking down scam sites (main focus).
- **Progress**: Several tasks are in progress; aim to complete by September 2022.
- **Details**: Full proposal and spending analysis available [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/12JAtLuwzQjk5AejR_cxvMgz1xnWGwr90r2L34zBs1v8/edit).
- **Beneficiary**: Address can be checked on [Subscan](https://polkadot.subscan.io/account/13UVJyLnbVp9RBZYFwHYxa6GPKJ2SqkGg4Mo7jG7uLAbPkT8).

Treasury Proposal: Anti-Scam Bounty Top-up

- OpenSquare is asking for 100 KSM to cover costs for maintaining two projects: Dotreasury and Statescan.  
- Dotreasury helps track treasury funds, while Statescan is an explorer for assets on Kusama/Polkadot.  
- They use servers from Hetzner and Contabo for hosting and development.  
- Costs include server expenses and labor for bug fixes, updates, and improvements.  
- They need $16,715 in total for 3-5 months of work.  
- Payment will be split between Kusama and Polkadot for simplicity.  
- The KSM amount is based on the 30-day average price from Subscan.

dotreasury maintenance from 11.2021 to 03.2022 and statescan maintenace from 01.2022 to 03.2022

- A dashboard was made to track the NFT Rewarder project.  
- People in the community liked it and wanted more features.  
- A proposal was created to ask for funding to improve the dashboard.  
- The first post about the project can be found [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1432).  
- The full proposal is [here](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Gj4HMhI4syYFu5tGwR86m_Vqs7HzxneEH4qGETaSaEA/edit?usp=sharing).  
- People are talking about the proposal [here](https://kusama.polkassembly.io/post/1451).

Referendum Dashboard Proposal - Milestone 0, 1 (50%)

- Polkachu is asking for money from the Kusama community to help with their website for the first part of 2022.
- They made two new things: Node Snapshots and Payout Guards.
- They also take care of other projects like a dashboard for the Thousand Validators Program and a search tool called Scout.
- They talked about their plan on a website called polkassembly before asking for money.
- They fixed two small mistakes in their plan after talking about it.
- They think the amount of money they are asking for is fair.
- They help both Polkadot and Kusama communities but are only asking Kusama for money.

Treasury Proposals